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MIT engineers prepare to send three payloads to the moon
Three MIT payloads will soon hitch a ride to the moon in a step toward establishing a permanent…
Fiber computer allows apparel to run apps and “understand” the wearer
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NASA, Canadian Agency Renew Agreement to Reduce Aviation Icing Risks
NASA and the National Research Council (NRC) of Canada have renewed a partnership agreement to continue critical research in the area of aircraft engine icing. On hand to sign the renewal agreement Thursday at the NRC offices in Ottawa, Ontario, were Jaiwon Shin, associate administrator of NASA’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate in Washington, and Ian […]
Philips establishes alliance with MIT
Company moves R&D headquarters to Cambridge and establishes a five-year, $25 million research alliance. (Cambridge, MA) — Philips has announced an alliance with MIT, for an initial term of five…
May 13, 1992, Record-Setting Spacewalk on Shuttle Endeavour’s First Mission
On May 13, 1992, following the successful capture of the Intelsat VI satellite, three astronauts continue moving the 4.5 ton communications satellite into the space shuttle Endeavour’s cargo bay. A fellow…
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)’s Patina Engraving System Wins the Best Paper Award in ACM CHI
A research team of KAIST received the best paper award in the 2015 Association for Computing Machinery’s (ACM) Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI). Professor Tek-Jin Nam’s research…